{"product_id":"scars-juan-jos-saer-9781934824221","title":"Scars","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"The most important Argentinian writer since Borges.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJuan José Saer's \u003ci\u003eScars\u003c\/i\u003e explores a crime committed by Luis Fiore, a thirty-nine year old laborer who shot his wife twice in the face with a shotgun; or, rather, it explores the circumstances of four characters who have some connection to the crime: a young reporter, Ángel, who lives with his mother and works the courthouse beat; a dissolute attorney who clings to life only for his nightly baccarat game; a misanthropic and dwindling judge who's creating a superfluous translation of \u003ci\u003eThe Picture Dorian Gray\u003c\/i\u003e; and, finally, Luis Fiore himself, who, on May Day, went duck hunting with his wife, daughter, and a bottle of gin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach of the stories in Scars explores a fragment in time--be it a day or several months--when the lives of these characters are altered, more or less, by a singular event. Originally published in 1969, \u003ci\u003eScars\u003c\/i\u003e marked a watershed moment in Argentinian literature and has since become a modern classic of Latin American literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJuan José Saer\u003c\/b\u003e was the leading Argentinian writer of the post-Borges generation. The author of numerous novels and short-story collections (including \u003ci\u003eScars\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLa Grande\u003c\/i\u003e), Saer was awarded Spain's prestigious Nadal Prize in 1987 for \u003ci\u003eThe Event.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteve Dolph\u003c\/b\u003e is the founder of \u003ci\u003eCalque\u003c\/i\u003e, a journal of literature in translation. His translation of Juan José Saer's \u003ci\u003eScars\u003c\/i\u003e was a finalist for the 2012 Best Translated Book Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Juan José Saer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1934824224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781934824221\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Open Letter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/13\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 278\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.86lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.41h x 5.52w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Best Translated Book Award - Finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/10\/2011 pg. 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2011 pg. 22\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2012 pg. 98\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/17\/2011","brand":"Juan José Saer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44074993418495,"sku":"9781934824221","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bdd0dc7b-7651-41e9-8303-6ef80e1c6cd4.jpg?v=1685456981","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/scars-juan-jos-saer-9781934824221","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}